Masahiko Urano

Urano was born in Osaka Prefecture on March 14, 1964.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/162.html|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 浦野真彦|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Urano Masahiko|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Masahiko Urano|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 5, 2019}} In October 1977, he was accepted into entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the tutelage of shogi professional {{ill|Sutekichi Nakai|ja|中井捨吉}}. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1990 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1983.{{cite magazine|author=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7UEcBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA558|script-title=ja:棋士名鑑: 八段 浦野 真彦|title=Kishi Meikan: Hachidan Urano Masahiko|language=ja|trans-title=Player Directory: Masahiko Urano 8-dan|magazine=平成26年版 将棋年鑑 2014 (Shogi Yearbook: Heisei 26 (2014) edition)|page=558|year=2014|publisher=MyNabi Publishing/Japan Shogi Association|via=Google Books|isbn=978-4-8399-5175-7|access-date=December 5, 2019}}

Urano won his 400th game as a professional in February 2005.

In March 2017, Urano voluntarily declared himself as a free class player, thus leaving the Meijin tournament league. During the 75th Meijin Class C2 League season (April 2016{{ndash}}March 2017), Urano lost all ten of his games and received a demotion point as a result.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/junni/2016/75c2/index.html|script-title=ja:第75期名人戦･順位戦 C級2組|title=Dai Nanajūgoki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shīkyū Nikumi|language=ja|trans-title=75th Meijin Ranking League: Class C2|year=2017|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 5, 2019}} This was a continuation of a series of poor results in Meijin Class League play{{mdash}}73rd Meijin Class C1 (1 win and 9 losses){{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/junni/2014/73c1/index.html|script-title=ja:第73期名人戦･順位戦 C級1組|title=Dai Nanajūsanki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shīkyū Ichikumi|language=ja|trans-title=73rd Meijin Ranking League: Class C1|year=2015|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 5, 2019}} and 74th Meijin Class C1 (2 wins and 8 losses){{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/match/junni/2015/74c1/index.html|script-title=ja:第74期名人戦･順位戦 C級1組|title=Dai Nanajūyonki Meijinsen･Jun'isen Shīkyū Ichikumi|language=ja|trans-title=74th Meijin Ranking League: Class C1|year=2016|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 5, 2019}}{{mdash}}and rather than risk automatic demotion to free class play, Urano decided to do so of his own accord.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2017/03/2017.html|script-title=ja:2017年度からのフリークラス転出者|title=Nisenjūnananendo kara no Furīkurasu Tenshutsusha|language=ja|trans-title=Players moving to free class from April 2017|date=March 31, 2017|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 5, 2019}}

The promotion history for Urano is as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/162.html#jsTabE04_02|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 浦野真彦 昇段履歴|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Urano Masahiko Shōdan Rireki|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Masahiko Urano Promotion History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 5, 2019}}

• 6-kyū: 1977
• 1-dan: 1980
• 4-dan: October 19, 1983
• 5-dan: April 1, 1987
• 6-dan: April 1, 1989
• 7-dan: April 1, 1996
• 8-dan: September 14, 2012

In 2008, Urano received the Japan Shogi Association's "25 Years Service Award" for being an active professional for twenty-five years.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/162.html#anc04|script-title=ja:棋士データベース: 浦野真彦 その他表彰|title=Kishi Dētabēsu: Urano Masahiko Sonota Hyōshō|language=ja|trans-title=Professional Shogi Player Database: Masahiko Urano Other Awards|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 5, 2019}}

Urano has authored several books and DVDs on shogi strategy and tsume shogi; some of these are as follows.

• {{cite book|last=Urano|first=Masahiko|author-mask=0|script-title=ja:困ったときに役に立つ将棋格言豆事典|title=Komatta Toki ni Yaku ni Tatsu Shōgi Kakugen Mame Jiten|language=ja|trans-title=Handy Dictionary of Shogi Proverbs|year=2009|publisher=Mynavi Books|location=Tokyo, Japan|isbn=978-4-8399-0189-9}}
• {{cite book|last=Urano=|first=Masahiko|author-mask=0|script-title=ja:初段になるための将棋勉強法|title=Shodan ni Naru Tame no Shōgi Benkyōhō|language=ja|trans-title=How to Study Shogi to Become a 1-dan|year=2011|publisher=Byakuya Shobō|location=Tokyo, Japan|isbn=978-4-8619-1699-1}}
• {{cite book|last=Urano=|first=Masahiko|author-mask=0|script-title=ja:詰手筋DVDブック|title=Tsumi Tesuji DVD Bukku|language=ja|trans-title=Tsumi Tetsuji DVD Book|year=2018|publisher=Rook Books|location=Tokyo, Japan|isbn=978-4-9089-3701-9}}

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• Japan Shogi Association [https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/162.html official profile page] {{in lang|ja}}
• ShogiHub: [http://shogihub.com/players/43 Urano, Masahiko]
• {{Twitter | nenehimapapa}}
• Tiny dictionary of Shogi proverbs [https://books.google.com/books?id=tR0dNwAACAAJ] {{ISBN|4839901899}}
• How to study shogi to become a Shodan [https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-hrYgEACAAJ] {{ISBN|4861916992}}

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